Werner Pieterson
Staff Software Engineer at Luno
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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Top SchoolWerner P is a Staff Software Engineer based in Cape Town with 12+ years of experience building web applications and APIs across GIS, ICT and fintech, currently driving engineering work at Luno. He combines full‑stack development with hands‑on production operations—setting up Linux servers, managing DNS, configuring CI/CD, and even performing MySQL replication and binary‑log database recovery. A pragmatic advocate for clean, maintainable code and open‑source technologies, he cites influences like Clean Code and The Pragmatic Programmer. He also experiments with IoT and home automation, favoring simple, practical solutions that reduce friction. Outside of work he channels the same discipline into endurance sports—multi‑day mountain bike stages and an Ironman 70.3—bringing resilience and leadership to technical teams.
12 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Die Hoërskool MenloparkUniversity of PretoriaDeutsche Schule Pretoria
Afrikaans, English, German
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Github Skills (200)
fitness10
lit-element10
tuya10
python10
lollipop10
home-assistant-integration10
firmware10
python-310
automation10
retrofit210
androidtv10
vacuum10
esp3210
rgb10
home-assistant10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
wernerhp/ha.addon.acme_sh
Dec 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 10 months
wernerhp/ha.core
Jul 2020 - Feb 2025
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Contributions:20 pushes, 4 branches, 1 tag in 4 years 7 months
raspberry-pihouseprivacy-firstprivacygarden
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